Highlight of ECS Meeting of December 8, 2023, and Preview of ECS Meeting of January 12, 2024 |
Dear Colleagues:
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a restful and enjoyable holiday break.
In an effort to improve communication between ECS/UAS and faculty colleagues, the Executive Committee of the Senate (ECS) at its August 16, 2023, retreat reaffirmed a recommendation from August 12, 2021, that each week, a general message be sent out to all faculty. This message will highlight the immediate past ECS/UAS meeting and give a preview of the upcoming ECS/UAS meeting. In particular, the highlight will summarize the key agenda items and provide context on the key votes; the pros and cons will be summarized and the key arguments for each highlighted. Herein are the highlights of the ECS meeting of December 8, 2023, and a preview of the ECS meeting of January 12, 2024. Meetings of the ECS are restricted to members of the ECS, their alternates, and others whom the ECS may invite, pursuant to SG 1.01.7.2. Meetings of the UAS are open pursuant to SG 1.01.6.2.
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Highlights of ECS Meeting of December 8, 2023
Chair’s Report
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- The summary of the feedback from the faculty forums on the evaluation of teaching are available. If you missed it from previous messages, you can have access to the feedback by going here.
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The provost thanked everyone for all their work during the Fall 2023 semester. She said that she hoped to see everyone at Commencement. She wished everyone luck with grading and wished everyone happy holidays.
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Student Senate President's Report
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The Student Senate President reported that restructuring proposals will be turned into governing documents over the break and that the Winter 2024 semester will be focused on implementation of the new structure.
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ECS discussed the report from the Taskforce on Test-Optional and Holistic Admission. It was decided that more discussion is needed on this. A motion was made to accept the report with recommendation to UAS, which passed with 1 opposed and all others in favor.
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Changes were proposed to the Campus Life Committee to reflect the reorganization of the university. A change was made during the ECS meeting to add reporting to UAS, in addition to reporting to the Provost and the VP of Student Affairs. It was discussed that it might be valuable to add members from advising or enrollment to the committee, as it could be another space for open conversation around what students are experiencing. The motion to support with recommendation to UAS passed unanimously.
- A series of communication is planned to the faculty encouraging them to complete the COACHE survey. The motion to endorse on behalf of UAS unanimously passed.
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Because UAS indicated interest in a Consent Agenda at the last UAS meeting of December 1, 2023, ECS discussed the potential policy and procedure for this. Jared Moore and Chuck Pazdernik agreed to work on drafting bylaws language for the Consent Agenda policy.
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ECS discussed the charge for the Task Force on Governance Committee Structure. It was decided that they should review our current faculty governance structure to determine where efficiencies can be created by consolidating standing committees or creating new standing committees and benchmark our peer institutions to determine what governance structures exist and how these governance structures work within governance systems.
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For more details on the above items, please go here.
Preview of ECS Meeting of January 12, 2024
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- Academic Policies and Standards Committee (APSC) Memo on Policy Language Surrounding Academic Minors
- APSC Memo on Workday Implementation
- Online Education and Microcredential Council (OEMC) Memo on Faculty Course Approval
- OEMC Memo on Faculty Certification for Online and Hybrid Teaching
- General Education Committee (GEC) Memo on Teaching Materials
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GEC Memo on GEC Website
- Faculty Facilities Planning Advisory Committee (FFPAC) Memo on UAS Bylaws Change to Include Academic Technology Advisory Committee (ATAC) as a Standing Committee of UAS
- Discussion/Request for Endorsement of the Rev. Dr. MLK Jr. Commemoration for Winter 2024
- Discussion of the Theme of the 2024 UAS Newsletter
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Please, feel free to reach out to your ECS or UAS representative from your College/University Libraries to provide input on any ECS agenda item that you may like to weigh in on.
Thank you for your continuous interest in faculty governance.
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